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May 24, 2018

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Disneyland just announced that they are extending the Main Street Electrical Parade due to popular demand. I had to check to make sure this wasn’t an April Fools joke. It’s not. Originally scheduled to end on June 18, it is now extended through August 20. I am not surprised at…

Last night the Main Street Electrical Parade returned to Disneyland in a private party. Tonight it starts its encore performance schedule which will end on June 18, 2017. The parade has been entertaining guests around the world since it made its debut on June 17, 1972. Here is a look…

I grew up loving the “Main Street Electrical Parade.” It’s hundreds of thousands of sparkling lights and energetic performers were a perfect way to cap every evening. But by the time it ‘glowed away forever’ in 1996 it was time for the parade to go. Technology had advanced to the…

As we covered in our look behind the scenes on construction of a Main Street Electrical Parade boat float for the Newport Beach Christmas Parade, Disneyland has a special entry in the 108th Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade in Newport Beach, CA., the 14th through the 18th. The specially decorated…

The Newport Beach Christmas Boat parade is a huge annual tradition in Southern California drawing families from around the region. For 2016, Disneyland has decided to enter its own boat float to promote the limited-time return of the Main Street Electrical Parade to the park. In a video provided by…

You may have heard that Disney is bringing the Main Street Electrical Parade back to Disneyland in 2017. That means the last showing of the parade at the Magic Kingdom will be October 9th. If you can’t make it down to Orlando by then, you can now watch a livestream…

Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom cast members were told earlier this week and yesterday Disney made it official, Disney’s Electrical Parade will be dimming its lights one last time on October 9th at the Magic Kingdom. After that it will return to Disneyland as the Main Street Electrical Parade for…

There’s a lot of talk about a major upgrade coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom is getting a whole land based on James Cameron’s Avatar. Both big projects that will help Disney stay relevant for another generation. But there are some smaller projects Disney could implement on…